Residents start week richer with double win on the lottery

Two Farnworth postcodes were drawn in the People’s Postcode Lottery today (March 9), entitling ticket holders to a £1,000 cash prize.

The area of Plodder Lane covered by the postcode BL4 0LE was one of the 20 postcodes drawn as well as BL4 9JZ on Phoenix Street.

Phoenix Street, Farnworth (Image: Google Maps)

Subscriptions to the postcode lottery support a range of charities across the UK. 

The People’s Postcode Lottery manages lotteries for 20 charities, with each one having one draw a month.

The lottery supports “a wide range of charities and good causes across Britain and around the world”.

To date, they’ve provided more than £1.1 billion in funding, which is helping thousands of organisations and projects.